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Amherst Island - The birds rest briefly after making several passes over the fields before resuming the hunt.
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Views: 146
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| Date: December 17, 2017 |
| Details: Adult |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
Amherst Island - There have been a few birds recently but we had 11 today. That's a high number for this species. The owl is looking directly at me, responding to the camera shutter firing.
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Views: 174
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| Date: December 17, 2017 |
| Details: Adult |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
Amherst Island - There was a significant movement there over the last week. The previous high count this winter was 5 birds. We had 15 today.
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Views: 173
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| Date: December 17, 2017 |
| Details: Female, Adult |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
St. Rose - this is the first bird I've had close enough to shoot this winter. The few others I've seen have been at a distance.
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Views: 191
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| Date: December 14, 2017 |
| Details: Female, Adult |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
St. Rose - Part of a flock of a dozen. Look at its foot and you can see where the name comes from.
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Views: 167
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| Date: December 14, 2017 |
| Details: Winter plumage |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
Ottawa- prompted by a call from a friend I hurried to Ottawa today for a possible last view of this long-staying vagrant warbler. With bitter cold this week and a snowstorm tonight its survival is in question. After an hour searching I found it and remained with it for 90 minutes. Most of the time it was feeding beneath trees on ground not covered by snow. Later in the afternoon it was feeding and resting/sleeping beneath a single spruce for 45 minutes. Often I was as close as 7 feet as the bird headed towards me. Too close to shoot. A suet feeder was put up this afternoon. Hopefully it will find it in the morning. Follow the Chickadees.
UPDATE: My friend picked up the bird this afternoon. It was huddled under a spruce, partially covered in snow. It died in his hands shortly after. Nature takes its course but it is still sad. The carcass will be sent to the Royal Ontario Museum to be preserved as a study skin.
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Views: 229
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| Date: December 12, 2017 |
| Details: Male, Juvenile, Outside normal range |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
Casselman - This is a rare combination - Snow Goose x Canada Goose. Canada x domestic goose is more expected. A goose biologist says he has only seen a few pictures like this.
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Views: 250
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| Date: December 7, 2017 |
| Details: Hybrid |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
Cardinal (the town, not the bird)- a regional rarity.
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Views: 240
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| Date: November 30, 2017 |
| Details: Female |
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